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EM Chaussue, a new creation, an extreme flexibility, a high-end shopping cart solution from EM Themes. It is suitable with various kinds of business, from fashion to beauty or even to digital devices. Basic designs are available in many colors for you to choose. Otherwise, you can modify template color to any color you wish with Variation Settings. Making your site as a mark cannot be forgotten.
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Design in optimized for all most popular screen resolutions. When screen is resized, design elements are transformed smoothly on each breakpoint (from 320 to 1280 pixels) in order to adapt to the current resolution.
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Our innovated Theme Framework built-in lets you change and 'develop' your own layouts with no restriction. You can add new positions or areas, change your displaying blocks and widgets in any position, change sizes of blocks and columns freely. EM Theme Framework also supports multi-stores that you can assign different stores using different layouts.
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Another cool feature is let you edit your blocks visually. No more wasting time for finding block name in user guide.
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Advanced Layered Navigation extension
Set hover for product images
Configure image change when hover product.
Image Slideshow Widget
- Create image slideshow widget instance and display on any position
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Improve default Magento CMS Static Block widget to support adding custom class, custom HTML wrapper
Bestseller / Featured / New / Sale off / Latest Reviewed Products Widgets
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Allow customer to quickly view a product details on fancy box popup without leaving current page. You can turn on/off this feature in the backend.
Ajax Add to Cart
Instantly add product to cart without leaving page.
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Allow to create and manage product labels show on top of product images like to indicate bestseller, new, special products… You are freely to create more label and configure conditions to display labels in the backend.
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Detailed instruction to help you install the theme on your store or install build a full demo site like our demo store. Detailed instruction for using our extensions, widget, theme settings. For developer, it guides you to develop a custom style extended from the original style without modifying the original source code.
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Gillaspie an early threat throughout the lineup
DENVER -- White Sox third baseman Conor Gillaspie entered Tuesday hitting .389 (7-for-18) in five games with three doubles and two RBIs, and nearly as many walks (two) as strikeouts (three).
Gillespie batted fifth Tuesday, the second time this season he was in that spot in the lineup. He has also batted third twice, fourth once and sixth once.
"He's got a simple approach," White Sox manager Robin Ventura said. "I think he can hit either left-handed or right-handed pitchers. I'm not afraid to move him around to third or fifth or sixth. He's a good hitter. He's legit.
"I think Conor's much different this year than he was last year [in terms] of just understanding how hard it is on a daily basis to really get ahead in the big leagues. Trust it and stay with it, leave yesterday behind and focus on the stuff you can control today. Conor's in a better spot."

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Lincoln leads Indy
The Bisons' first-inning woes continued Wednesday afternoon in Indianapolis as the Indians plated three runs in the first inning, setting the tone for a 6-1 Herd loss.
After scoring four in the opening stanza Tuesday night in a 10-1 blowout, the I-Tribe tagged starter Casey Fossum with three on four hits in the first, including RBI singles by Alex Presley and Jason Jaramillo. During the roadtrip, Buffalo has been outscored by thier opponent 19-0 in the first inning the past six games.
On the other side, the Bisons struggled to solve Indianapolis starter Brad Lincoln, who shut out the Herd in seven innings of work, striking out seven and walking one. Lincoln scattered four hits (all singles) over separate innings. Lincoln's record improves to 4-3.
Lincoln retired the first seven batters he faced. His record improves to 4-3.
Fossum settled in for the next three innings, but allowed a Gorkys Hernandez double before a towering left-field home run by Chase d'Arnoud.
Fossum left a leadoff single in the sixth by Matt Hague, finishing with six runs allowed on eight hits with no walks and two strikeouts after reliever Bobby Parnell allowed a Josh Harrison double that scored Hague. Fossum's record dropped to 0-4.
Despite allowing two hits in the sixth, Parnell avoided a big inning, stranding both as he continued his rehab assignment.
Raul Chavez went 2-for-3, including a double off of reliever Cesar Valdez in the eighth.
Michael Fisher drove in Kirk Nieuwenhuis in the ninth for the Bisons' only run, avoiding their third shutout of the season.
Pinch hitter Mike Nickeas struck out with Fisher on first for the final out against Indians reliever Tim Wood.
Game Notes: The Bisons haven't won a series at Indianapolis since 2004, with the loss guaranteeing at best a split…Nickeas lost a five-game hit streak with the strikeout…Fisher is now has five hits in his last 11 at-bats.


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Video shows off jailbroken iPhone 4S (untethered)
Just a few weeks ago, the untethered jailbreak for iOS 5.0.1 was released thanks to the efforts of hacker pod2g. Sadly for iPhone 4S and iPad 2 users, it only supported A4 iDevices (iPhone 4, iPad 1 etc). Well pod2g has posted another video (made by Chronic dev team member Dustin Howett)Â of a jailbroken iPhone 4S rebooting without having to tether to a computer. While no date has been given of its public release, pod2g did say "Only a few to wait now". Could mean a few days or maybe even weeks, but at least we now know that the wait shouldn't be that much longer.
Update: The untethered jailbreak for the iPhone 4S and iPad 2 is now available for Windows and Mac, courtesy of the Jailbreak toolkit Absinthe.


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EMERALD ISLE, N.C. (AP) — One North Carolina beach town wants the Legislature to clarify what towns can do in the public areas of the state's beaches.
The Daily News of Jacksonville reports that the Emerald Isle Board of Commissioners is asking for lawmakers to pass legislation clarifying the power municipalities have in the area of the beach between the dunes and the ocean considered the public trust area.
The state Court of Appeals recently overturned a lower court ruling allowing Nags Head to demolish structures threated by erosion, saying only the state had that power.
Emerald Isle is in court over whether the town can regulate unattended beach equipment.
Emerald Isle Town Manager Frank Rush says the proposed law would only clarify and not expand the authority of beach towns.
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A second tape that purports to show Mel Gibson berating his ex-girlfriend has hit the web, with the Oscar-winner allegedly threatening Oksana Grigorieva with violence twice, while acknowledging that he hit her in the past.
On the eight-minute recording, the man who sounds like the "Braveheart" star becomes increasingly angry and at times out of breath during a profanity-laced argument, allegedly with Grigorieva.
"You need a [expletive] bat in the side of the head," the man fumes after being told he "needs medication" because he's "unbalanced."
Local news from across Southern California
At another point in the tape, the man threatens to bury the woman "in a [expletive] rose garden … Because I'm capable of that."
NBC has not verified the authenticity of the recording, which RadarOnline posted on Monday.
The gossip website posted another audio excerpt of the Gibson tapes last week, in which the actor allegedly uses the N-word and other derogatory terms while criticizing Grigorieva's appearance.
On the recording released Monday, the man who sounds like Gibson acknowledges hitting the woman on at least one occasion.
The exchange comes after Grigorieva allegedly says: "What kind of a man is that? Hitting a woman when she's holding a child in her hands? Breaking her teeth twice in the face! What kind of man is that?"
"Oh, you're all angry now!" the man shoots back, adopting a mocking tone. "You know what, you [explicative] deserved it."
In 2009, Gibson left his wife of 29 years and the mother of his six children to be with Grigorieva, 40, a Russian pop singer.
Since their relationship soured in April, the pair has been locked in a custody battle over their 8-month-old daughter.
Los Angeles cops announced they have opened a preliminary investigation into an accusation that Gibson beat up Grigorieva January 6 at the actor's Malibu residence.
Grigorieva recently won a restraining order against Gibson, claiming he punched her and broke her teeth, a charge Gibson has denied.
Gibson's spokesman and Grigorieva's lawyer have not commented on the recordings' release. Last week the actor was dropped by his longtime talent agency.


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Watch Lorde Perform in a Talent Show at 12 Years Old [VIDEO]
Before she was topping the charts and putting her foot in her mouth about artists like David Guetta, Taylor Swift and Selena Gomez, Lorde was a pretty 12-year-old fronting a band called Extreme. (We'll forgive her for not knowing that was a metal band first since she wasn't even born back then!) And she looked exactly the same!
In a video that unearthed from a talent show at her school, Lorde dresses and sounds extremely (no pun intended) similar to how she does now. She has powerhouse pipes, long dark waves, a black leather jacket and matching tights, a ripped white dress and a whole lot of attitude. Okay, maybe not quite as much as she does now.
And she was still humble back then, too! She admits she may not have won in a competition. A lot like how she confessed recently that she doesn't think 'Royals' is necessarily as profound as everyone says it is.
See, Joe Jonas? She's actually pretty awesome.


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Editorial: Kidnapping of Nigerian school girls by Boko Haram was a cowardly act
We'll admit right up front that we would make lousy terrorists. Clearly, we just are not twisted enough for the job.
For instance, it never would have occurred to us to advance our cause — however noble we might think it — by the cowardly kidnapping of a couple hundred schoolgirls and threatening to sell them as slaves.
But the violent Nigerian Islamic extremist group that calls itself Boko Haram has steered such a course. The group has been holding hostage school girls it kidnapped on April 14 from a remote area of the northeastern portion of the large African country.
On Monday, Boko Haram, which means Western education is sinful, released a video of some of the girls covered with hijabs apparently praying.
This video comes after one last week in which Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau made the slavery threats. In the new video he says he will release his captors, if the Nigerian government releases its Boko Haram prisoners.
But, based on history and what we have seen in this particular crisis, we hold little hope that the Nigerian government can effectively handle such a delicate situation.
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has certainly made a mess of things so far.
The abductions and the Nigerian government's inability to rescue the girls have outraged much of the world already.
Immediately following the abductions in mid-April offers of help poured in from around the globe. It took until last week — nearly one month — for Jonathan to finally accept help from the United States, Britain, France and China.
It remains to be seen just exactly how damaging that time lag will be in the outcome of this case. But it is difficult to envision how it could have been helpful.
The delay showcases the apparent lack of urgency on the part of both the government and military; neither is particularly keen on having "outsiders" brought into the mix. While the government apparently has sovereignty worries, the military has human rights abuses of its own it that it would rather not discuss.
The abductions come at a most inopportune time for Jonathan and his government. He was just about to host the World Economic Forum in the capital of Abuja. It was to be a glamorous celebration of the recent international re-evaluation of Nigeria's economy, which has established that it has rocketed past South Africa to become the largest economy in Africa. Obviously, the bloom is now off that rose.
But truthfully, we can't take our minds off the nightmare that those brave young girls and their parents back home have had to endure. Like most of the world, we pray for their safe return.
Like we said, we would make lousy terrorists.
Editorial courtesy of Contra Costa Times, www.ContraCostaTimes.com


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I was listening to some kind of interview with TT before the draft in which he was talking about how his philosophy of taking the best available player hasn't changed. He was, per norm, fairly adamant about this. In light of this, it's at least curious that his first pick this year happens to be at a position where we're desperate for improvement. In other words, I wonder if TT truly took the best player on their board or if strayed a bit from his plan by thinking a bit about need. Perry projects as a ROLB in a 3-4, a position that has been a serious weak spot for the last few years. (Remember, this position was a problem before we got rid of Cullen Jenkins – Jenkins' departure only highlighted just how bad we were there.)
Either way – I don't mind. Truth is we really need help at ROLB and it appears as though we picked up a dude who may be ready to step right in and make a difference.


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"Blue Is The Warmest Color" is a graphic novel that follows the protagonist, Clementine, as she moves through the motions of growing up, while trying to make sense of her infatuation with Emma: the girl with blue hair. Throughout the story Clem challenges the idea of her own identity, family and friendships.
"Blue Is The Warmest Color" is a great entry point into the graphic novel genre. The text is structured around diary entries which act like traditional chapter breaks, which makes it easy to read. The written text is fast-paced, while the images offer a tender unfolding of Clem's life. All of this contributes to a story that is exhilarating and emotive.*This graphic novel contains explicit content and is intended for an adult audience.


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SlickText, a leading text messaging marketing company, has announced that the company plans on releasing an API which will make it possible for developers to integrate the SlickText platform into their applications. The number of Messaging APIs has been growing steadily and at the time of this writing, there are 261 Messaging APIs in the ProgrammableWeb Directory.
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SlickText offers SMS marketing services to businesses and organizations so that customers can opt-in to receiving mobile marketing communications such as coupons, specials, alerts, reminders and more. Mobile marketing has become a popular method for promoting businesses and the SlickText platform works well for many types of industries especially retail, restaurants and schools.
The company is releasing the API so that developers can reliably integrate SlickText features and functionality into their applications. Ryan Kinal, Co-founder and CTO of SlickText states for the press release:
"This new functionality will take SlickText to the next level by allowing us to give text messaging functionality to many other companies out there."
The SlickText SMS Marketing API is scheduled to be released at the beginning of the 3rd quarter of 2013. Visit the company website for updates and additional information regarding the upcoming SMS Marketing API.


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Awkward Family Story: The Ornament
For Christmas my moms entire side of the family gets together. One Christmas when the family was exchanging gifts, my great aunt came over to thank me for the ornament I gave her. She said thank you then took a second look at me and my cousin sitting next to me and told us we'd make a cute couple. No one really knew what to say. Awkward.
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SUCKLEY, Louise, DOBSON, Stephen, BARTON, Rachel and RODRIGUEZ, Liliana (2012). Understanding Innovation in the Workspace: A case study. In: Work, Wellbeing and Performance: Thriving in times of uncertainty, Sheffield, 26th - 28th June 2012. (Submitted)
DOBSON, Stephen, BARTON, Rachel, SUCKLEY, Louise and RODRIGUEZ, Liliana (2012). The socio‐spatial nature of organisational creativity: experiences along the road toward transdisciplinarity. In: Understanding Interdisciplinarity: Theory and Practice - An International Conference, Sheffield, 12th - 14th June 2012. (Unpublished)
DOBSON, Stephen, BRESLIN, Dermot, SUCKLEY, Louise, BARTON, Rachel and RODRIGUEZ, Liliana (2012). Evolving innovation through office knowledge networks : mapping the ephemeral architecture of organizational creativity. In: 12th EURAM 2012 : Social Innovation for Competitiveness, Organisational Performance and Human Excellence, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 6th - 8th June 2012. (Unpublished)


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I never sleep in my makeup, except last night. I fell asleep shortly after completing these pictures (at a horrible hour of almost 5 AM) and woke up this morning, with my eye makeup completely intact. The rest of me was a hot mess, but my eyes looked great.
While I don't recommend sleeping in your makeup (I'm looking at you, Kim), I do think this proved how long Urban Decay's makeup lasts - plus, the quality is great. The primer potion keeps shadows from creasing, their shadows are buttery smooth and vibrant, and the liners stay put.
Since these colors are practically neon, I decided to keep them close to the lid (stopping at the crease) and paired them with a muted gloss. Want to know how to recreate this look? Keep reading after the jump for step by step instructions and a full product list.
For the eyes: Urban Decay Deluxe Eyeshadow in Peace, Urban Decay Deluxe Eyeshadow in Graffiti, Urban Decay Deluxe Eyeshadow in Scratch, Urban Decay Primer Potion (professional size), Urban Decay 24/7 glide-on eye pencil from the travel size set, Urban Decay Lush Lash.
bottom to top: Urban Decay blending brush, crease brush, shadow brush (full instructional brush post coming next Monday!)
Cheeks and lips: Urban Decay blush brush, Smashbox Blush Rush in Chiffon, Urban Decay Stardust Sparkling Lip Gloss in Andromeda
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Always an irascible officer, Jubal A. Early suffered overwhelming defeats in the Shenandoah Valley and went on after the conflict to wage a literary war with a fellow Confederate corps commander. A West Pointer (1837) from Virginia, Early had served one year in the artillery, and later in the Mexican War as a major of volunteers, before taking up law. Also involved in politics, he served in the legislature.
Leading a brigade at 1st Bull Run and Williamsburg, he was wounded at the latter. Returning to duty, he was given another command on the day of Malvern Hill. At Cedar Mountain and 2nd Bull Run he directed this unit and continued until he succeeded to division level at Antietam. He went on to Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg and commanded the corps in the Mine Run operations. Detached, he commanded in the Shenandoah during the winter of 1863-64. After the battle of the Wilderness he took over temporary control of Hill's Corps during the operations at Spotsylvania. He directed his division at the North Anna and took over Ewell's Corps before Cold Harbor.
A couple of weeks later this command was sent back to the Valley and Early invaded Maryland, fighting at Monocacy and on the outskirts of Washington. Falling back to Virginia, he dispatched part off his cavalry to burn Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, in retaliation for Union devastation. In September and October he was defeated in a series of disasters at the hands of Sheridan. The reverses at 3rd Winchester, Fisher's Hill, and Cedar Creek ended his power in the Valley and the old 2nd Corps and was recalled to Lee in December.
However, Early remained with a small force that was destroyed at Waynesborough the following March. Lee then removed him, explaining that he was forced to by public reaction and the fact that he could not defend his subordinate without revealing how weak the Confederacy was. Early fled to Mexico but soon returned to practice law. He was connected with the Louisiana Lottery and was president of the Southern Historical Society. Becoming a defender of Lee, he feuded with Republican convert James Longstreet until his death.
Military Achievements
- Colonel, 24th Virginia (early 1861)
- Commanding 6th Brigade (1st Corps from July 20), Army of the Potomac June 20-October 22, 1861)
- Brigadier General, CSA (July 21, 1861)
- Commanding Brigade, Van Dorn's-D.H. Hill's Division (in Potomac District until March)
- Department of Northern Virginia (October 22, 1861-May 5, 1862)
- Commanding Eizey's Brigade, Ewell's Division, 2nd Corps, Army of Northern Virginia (July 1-September 17, 1862)
- Commanding the division (September 17, 1862-November 1863; ca. December 4-15, 1863; February-May 7; May 21-27, 1864)
- Major General, CSA (April 2 3 to rank from January 17, 1863)
- Commanding the corps (November-ca. December 4, 1863 and May 27-June 13, 1864)
- Commanding Valley District, Department of Northern Virginia (December 15, 1863 February 1864 & June 13, 1864-March 29, 1865)
- Commanding 3rd Corps, Army of Northern Virginia (May 7-21, 1864)
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Tuesday, September 03, 2013
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Blackhawks announce extension for G Crawford
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[September 03, 2013]
(AP) -- Corey Crawford is having one great summer.
First, he was in net when the Chicago Blackhawks stormed to their second NHL title in four seasons. Then he welcomed the Stanley Cup to his hometown of Montreal on Monday, and joined the team for the announcement of a six-year contract extension that officially stamps his arrival as one of the league's top goaltenders.
"It's amazing," said Crawford, who recently got engaged and is in the mix to play for Canada in next year's Winter Olympics. "I want to be in Chicago for my whole career and so this is amazing to be able to do this and get this deal done."
Crawford went 16-7 with an NHL-best 1.84 goals-against average while starting every playoff game for Chicago this year. The breakout performance came after he went 19-5 with three shutouts in the regular season, helping the Blackhawks to the best record in the league.
The extension is reportedly worth $36 million and runs through the 2019-20 season. Coupled with the upcoming megadeals for captain Jonathan Toews and Conn Smythe Trophy winner Patrick Kane, general manager Stan Bowman could be looking at a sticky salary-cap issue in the coming years, but he didn't sound too concerned while announcing the contract for Crawford.
"A lot changes year to year. We don't have all the knowledge of where the cap will be in two years or three years, but the one thing I do know is we're going to have a great goaltender," Bowman said. "That's why this was an easy decision for us."
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The 28-year-old Crawford was selected by Chicago in the second round of the 2003 draft. Crawford, who made his NHL debut in January 2006, is 83-43 with eight shutouts, a 2.40 goals-against average and a .913 save percentage in 152 career games with the Blackhawks.
He was thought to be on shaky ground after Chicago was eliminated by Phoenix in the first round of the 2012 playoffs, but there are no such questions now. He stepped up repeatedly in this year's run to the title, including a 51-save performance in a 4-3 triple-overtime victory over Boston in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup finals.
The Blackhawks open training camp for next season on Sept. 12 at Notre Dame, and Crawford said he's hungry for more success.
"The last couple months have been great, but I said it before at one point, you've just got to shut it all off and go back to work," he said. "I'm looking forward to that, too."
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5HP24 is a CANBUS exclusive box. It has never been released for CAN + ADS cars like the E34.
I am not too worried about that weight. I already have stiffer springs on the front from when I replaced my shocks in 2017.
Also, this is not a daily driver. If I do the fit on the M60B30 engine and I see that for some reason, the driveability suffers.. I either immediately build an M60B35 (M62 3.5 internals) block or I upgrade to M60B44 (4.0 + 4.4 internals).
Another reason why I won't use the 5HP24, is that I think I can safely build a 5HP30 that could handle 600Nm. With the 5HP24, that 440Nm is probably the limit. Give or take a few safety %%%.
I totally don't care about the electronic shift knob. Real fancy, I have it in my daily E39 528i but I rarely use it. The E34 I am building will be for cruising and long distances. Reason why I put all this powertrain into it, is just "because I can".


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His party(himself) claimed to have embraced a new system of politics, a third way. Addis Fortune quotes their(his) statement:
Genius. After two years of grad school(and in political science no less), Lidetu thinks compromise, tolerance and loyal opposition, pillars of a well-functioning democracy, are his brain children.
This new system of working would appreciate the ruling coalition,
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Propping up the oil patch
Juniors seek near-term cash flow as the fracking demand for sand expands
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It's the stuff that opened up—or more literally, holds open—the unconventional oil and gas deposits that have revolutionized the energy industry. As frac sand demand continues to increase, explorers have taken on the task of finding and developing new projects. In many cases they're Canadian companies finding Canadian sources for Canadian customers.
Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking as it's best known, involves pumping a high-pressure mix, often about 90% water and 9.5% sand or other proppants, to create cracks or fissures in otherwise impermeable rock. Proppants prop open the fissures, allowing gas and oil recovery. The process has undergone major advancements since its 1947 introduction and, more recently, has become vital to extraction of shale oil and gas, and coal bed methane. In 2012 Industrial Minerals credited the process for 90% of U.S. wells supplying 30% of American oil and natural gas production. By March of that year, Texas-based Cadre Proppants had sold a billion pounds of sand in just six months.
Numbers released by PacWest Consulting Partners in December foresee 8% annual growth in American land proppant demand, "from 63 billion pounds in 2013 to 75 billion pounds in 2015." These aren't uniform commodities but, PacWest stated, the competitors—resin-coated sand and synthetic ceramic proppants—are losing market share to lower-cost natural silica sand.
The boom affects transportation too, especially railways. In December CN TSX:CNR president/CEO Claude Mongeau stated, "Over the past five years, CN's frac sand market has grown by nearly 300%, rising to more than 50,000 carloads in 2013."
How much sand is that? According to U.S. Silica Holdings NYE:SLCA president/CEO Bryan Shinn, quoted by the Wall Street Journal in December, "It takes 25 railcars of sand, on average, to frack one well."
2012 prices cited by Industrial Minerals range between $60 and $200 a tonne, depending on size and quality.
Wisconsin is widely credited with producing about 75% of American supply and a big chunk of Canada's too. One vertically integrated Wisconsin miner, Calgary-headquartered Source Energy Services, has Q1 plans to open Canada's largest frac sand storage and distribution facility near Grande Prairie, Alberta. Capable of unloading 100 railcars of sand in less than a day, the Wembley terminal will be one of four new facilities the company intends to open this year. That will bring its total up to 15 along a 4,800-kilometre network from northern British Columbia to southern Texas.
Canadian sources mostly consist of "private producers scattered around the Prairies," according to Chris Healey, VP of operations for Rainmaker Mining TSXV:RMG. In January his company signed a letter of intent for the 1,471-hectare Jayjay Lake project in northern Saskatchewan and a purchase and sale agreement for two other northern Saskatchewan properties totalling 10,275 hectares. On February 5 another LOI came through for the 24,363-hectare Peace River project in northern Alberta.
"We're not stopping there," Healey says. He hopes to see Rainmaker "move to the next level by becoming a producer, either by developing one of our properties to production as quickly as possible or potentially buying a producer. We're developing our company as a pure frac sand play."
Among the attractions of the frac sand space are "the potential for market growth, which is substantial, and the ability to acquire assets near customers at reasonable costs."
Rainmaker's access to road and rail also has Healey encouraged. "Transportation is one of the key factors in a location, offering proximity to end users," he says.
The cost of exploration is reasonable too, compared to other commodities. "It's simple technology to drill into the sand," Healey points out. "The Jayjay Lake property is an old beach from the glacial lake that covered the Prairies up to 10,000 years ago. You can dig into it with a shovel, a backhoe or a post hole auger. The Peace River property will probably be a bit harder but not particularly hard. We can still use an auger to drill test."
Patrick Kluczny agrees. A project geologist/manager with Dahrouge Geological Consulting, he was instrumental in evaluating the Peace River project for the vendors, Zimtu Capital TSXV:ZC and its partner.
Unlike other mineral deposits, frac sand is loosely consolidated so there's no need for core drilling. "We can use an auger drill, which means that the costs of exploration will be a lot lower," Kluczny says. "Auger programs are on an order of magnitude cheaper than core programs. Also these deposits pretty much have to be close to surface."
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Age, conditioning and skill do not necessarily run in tandem. In that light, the Tisbury selectmen should reconsider their decision to enforce a mandatory retirement age of sixty five for members of the town's volunteer fire department.
State law mandates that uniformed members of paid fire departments retire in the month that they turn sixty five. But many men and women of that age are still in peak health; some may even be healthier than they were at a younger age.
The selectmen's decision was prompted by the case of Michael Carroll, a fire captain who turned sixty five last month.
Other members of the department paid tribute to Mr. Carroll's conditioning and skill. A younger firefighter, Jesse Steere, who is forty five, told the selectmen: "Mike's one of the best pump operators in the town of Tisbury and to see him go would be a tragic loss."
In the end, the selectmen grandfathered Mr. Carroll as a department member, but decided to follow the advice of their legal counsel in establishing a mandatory retirement age for firefighters.
The apparent sticking point is the small stipends paid to members of the volunteer department, making them technically paid firefighters, and thus subject to the mandatory retirement law.
But it sounds like the town attorneys are being too literal and too legal-minded at a time when common sense should prevail.
Another interpretation could just as easily be found here — that the stipends are just that, a token payment for volunteer service. And that the test for a Tisbury firefighter is simply a test of sound mind and body — never mind the age.


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Unfortunately, the link in my post is no longer working, and the site that hosted Lydia's original essay is not currently operational. Lydia has graciously allowed me to post a revised and updated version of it here. (Thank you, Lydia!) It appears in its entirety below.
Growing Sideways
As a young adult on the autism spectrum, I'm a living paradox. I may have a master's degree and national recognition for my autism advocacy, but, given the chance, I would choose any Disney movie over boring, typical adult movies, and discussions of home decorating and husbands and fancy dinners hold my interest for… not long enough to even finish that sentence! While there may be other typical young adults out there like me, I become a little more unique in that I love Hello Kitty, stickers, coloring, and I refuse to carry a purse or wear make-up or high heels. I'm used to the shock and "I thought you were in high school!" when someone finds out I graduated over ten years ago. Developmental delay is a common term for children, but I don't see a lot out there about our timeline as adults. The difference is evident in skills and independence and many other ways, but one issue gets to me the most. Autistic people of all ages sometimes have interests that normally appeal to people much younger than our chronological age, and the idea of "age-appropriate" is almost enforced on us. I want to tell you that our interests may be different, but that's not a bad thing!
Typical people follow a certain developmental trajectory. At six months, babies like pacifiers and blankies. At six years, kids like dolls and princesses. At sixteen, teens are all about boys and cars, and at thirty-six, women are focused on husbands and babies. So it shall be, they say. Says who, I ask?
Autistic people are not made to follow the same developmental trajectory as our typical peers. It's not that we follow a delayed version of it—we're not sucking on binkies when we're sixteen or having babies when we're sixty-six. Instead, our development follows an altogether different path.
I remember middle school, when my friends became interested in boys and clothes and pop stars. I'm very literal and straightforward, so I was lost in the cattiness and drama, and yet, I constantly remarked on the "immaturity" of my peers. I thought that maybe the issue was not their lack of growing-up but rather mine. Now, I realize that they were growing up, yes, but I was growing sideways, onto an altogether different path—an autistic one. The older I got, the further my path veered from the one everyone else seemed to be traveling.
By sixteen, I had simply had it with the ways of high school hallways and decided to graduate a year early and move on to college. But, when I got there, I didn't fit in socially and couldn't manage my responsibilities. My executive functioning skills had not caught up with my academic ability. My social skills made for upsets with professors and other students, and that upset me because I didn't understand what was wrong. I tended to miss events and leave partway through classes with total sensory overload, and when that happens, my communication pretty much halts.
I did graduate at 21 with a major in Elementary Education and emphasis in Spanish. Following graduation, I had services through the Adult Autism Waiver to help me with community inclusion, cooking, cleaning, and organization. I felt constantly held up to a measuring stick in which "normal" was at the top and I was always compared. It's not fair to hold the autistic 22-year-old up to the neurotypical measuring stick for the same age. I have some gifts that far surpass what most can do at my chronological age, but for some services and professionals, it will always by my deficits that receive the focus. I will never, ever measure up.
I would like to ask the state how they feel when I hold up their young-adult-selves to what I've experienced and accomplished in 26 years and ask them how they feel when they come up far short. I would diagnose them as totally and utterly unexceptional.
There have been times when my interests "grew down." I like to stich, so for a while I liked to hand-stitch clothing for my dolls. I never did play with them typically, even as a child, but what if I had… at whatever age? I have adult friends who play with their childhood toys as a way of working out situations and understanding them better. A few of us like to have a figurine stashed in a purse or pocket for something familiar on hand in case something unexpected happens. I don't understand why some people want to take away a harmless means of experiencing and expanding our lives. It's sad to think of autistic kids who are told over and over that they have to hide their happy because someone else might think it's weird.
On a very snowy, blustery day, I went to see Frozen with my mom. On the outside, I was an adult in a theater playing a children's movie. Did I look like I was putting up with it? That's what adults are supposed to do, right? But on the inside, I almost wanted to leave the theater, not because I was bored but because some parts were playing out and putting words to things I knew so deeply but didn't know how to say. They were making other movie-watchers feel for that character the way I felt all the time.
It's funny how some distance,
makes everything seem small.
And the fears that once controlled me, can't get to me at all
It's time to see what I can do,
to test the limits and break through.
No right, no wrong, no rules for me.
I'm free!
I felt intense empathy (hint, hint) for the princess who felt like a monster who must isolate herself from her loved ones so as not to hurt them, but the song also articulated the amazing freedom and power I feel over the fact that these feelings are now buried in my past. The power of the music and the stunning visual effects created a surge of emotion within me. My mom could have said she didn't want to sit through a kid movie, and I probably wouldn't have seen it at all. But we both saw it, so I knew she followed the story and had the structure in her mind to understand my experience. We typed back and forth about it, which is always the best way for me to communicate, and I found words to help her understand what I had felt in the years before I typed, and she was able to give me advice and support about those things I'd been carrying most of my life. I thought she didn't care when things felt awful… I hadn't realized she didn't even know.
It's been two years now, and I still send an email to my mom with my writing when I realize she probably doesn't know something…why I would put the cat on her when she was sick (they made me feel better, and she likes cats too), why I hate cash registers (don't like beeping!), why I don't like a certain department store (the lights are too bright and make the floor shiny and hard to walk on it)… sometimes it's more serious, though. I was a verbal kid, but my mom has said that my writing has felt like getting to know a different person.
But what if I hadn't seen Frozen? What if it had been deemed inappropriate for my age? What if my mom hadn't come and watched it with me? One of the most fundamental things in an autistic life is that people misjudge you all the time… your abilities, intentions, communication…
When you tell an autistic adult that an interest is too childlike, that they need to get back on the path where everyone else there age is walking… you take them off the path of their history and their future, and you take away the chance for that interest to help them process it all—to grow. Maybe I don't grow up in the same way, but I do a lot of growing sideways, and that's how I learn to cope and heal and find purpose.
Please allow us the freedom to pursue our own developmental trajectories. The amazing ability and powerful insights that come from this freedom might surprise you after all.
Lydia Wayman is a young adult autistic writer, speaker, and advocate. She has a B.S. in Elementary Education and M.A. in English and nonfiction writing. Her blog, Autistic Speaks, and other writing supports parents and teachers by finding creative solutions to everyday challenges for autistic kids. In spite of the grim predictions from autism specialists about her adult life, this year, Lydia has earned her master's degree, spoken at national autism conferences, and had her story featured in the Wall Street Journal and on Good Morning America.


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FLAME314.com was "designed to disciple from a distance," says Flame of his site. "So often I realize that a CD and a concert is not enough to deposit into my audience the amount of information that is necessary… My goal for this website is to humbly make mention of historic Christian truths and perspectives that may not otherwise be taught."
From devotions posted by labelmates Lecrae and the Ambassador to links directing you to a wealth of other online resources, FLAME's website, to say the least, is not focused on him as an artist, but on ministry. In addition, the site opens the door for two way communication – allowing visitors to post their testimonies, send their favorite artist information about themselves and their personal mission statement. Fans can also choose to receive the latest from Flame via email.
Born in St. Louis, FLAME a.k.a. Marcus Williams – Gray preaches nationally at churches, events and conferences. Involved in ministry for more than 10 years, the Dove Award nominee and 2008 Holy Hip Hop Honoree is currently completing his degree in Biblical Studies at Boyce College in Louisville. His third album 'Our World Fallen' is receiving many raves and reviews from fans and critics who can not wait for the highly anticipated counterpart of 'Fallen'… 'Our World Redeemed.'


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It seems that cooler air is finally being forecasted.
It's coming in on the back of a windy storm.
Classy way to arrive.
Hopefully it stays clear through Halloween.
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Thursday, September 15, 2011
The Cooling
It seems that cooler air is finally being forecasted.
9 comments:
- Jay's Shadow said...
- September 15, 2011 at 7:47 AM
- Amy said...
Here in Pa and I cannot wait for those winds to pick up this afternoon..tempted to pick up the Halloween II Blu ray on the way home for work.
- September 15, 2011 at 8:50 AM
- bean said...
My blu ray wish list is a mile long. Halloween III
The Haunting of Julia
Fright Night
Legion, Exorcist III...
Amy, You should totally treat yourself!
- September 15, 2011 at 9:55 AM
- Amy said...
The screenshots look INCREDIBLE. The one with Loomis pointing the gun needs to be framed.
Fright Night comes out in December..hopefully we get Halloween III next October.
- September 15, 2011 at 12:59 PM
- Julie Ferguson said...
After a summer of record-breaking over 110 degree weather, I am looking forward to much cooler weather. Here's to fall, yea!
- September 15, 2011 at 2:43 PM
- Sara said...
Bean, Exorcist III is really good, lol, although I may be the only person who thinks so. I love the whole trilogy...
You guys are fortunate right now. So Cal weather is heating up and will be 90's into October...:( That's one of the great things about the other side of the nation. When Summer is done, it's done. Enjoy your weather!
- September 15, 2011 at 9:57 PM
- HerStrangeKind said...
Good riddance to summer. It's getting down to 50 degrees Friday night!
- September 15, 2011 at 10:24 PM
- K.O. said...
Hell YEAH! I'm so excited about this.
And here's hoping there won't be anymore rain up here in the NE for a while...
- September 16, 2011 at 4:53 AM
- Shani said...
It's a gorgeous chilly morning! Loving the cooler weather!! What makes it complete? Sipping pumpkin spice coffee ;-) Mmmm
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A passage from Tom McCarthy's essay "Transmission and the Individual Remix":
This is what all good writers are doing, and always have been. Here I'd part company even with Robbe-Grillet: there is nothing "new" about this. Shakespeare was remixing Ovid, Plutarch, Holinshed, not to mention the authors of the King Leirs and Hamlets already in circulation when he penned his versions. Cervantes was remixing Montalvo, Ariosto, Apuleius, and any number of picaresque authors—and doing this with such delirious selfconcsiousness that at one point he even makes the characters of Don Quixote pause to take stock of the library, the engine room behind their mad associate's reenactments, perusing it as though it were some kind of source code—which it is. Pound was remixing Villon, Daniel, and Sordello; De Mailla, Marco Polo, and Malatesta; Jefferson, Adams, and Jackson, merging all these feed together as he wound them through his typewriter, splicing them in with fragments of newsprint, shards of radio transmissions—merging them yet in a manner that made no attempt to mask their fragmentary, collated character, to "naturalise" them. With the Cantos, he kept up this furious enterprise for five whole decades, ramping its intensity up and up until the overload destroyed him, blew his mind to pieces, leaving him to murmur, right toward the end: "I cannot make it cohere."


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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Sept. 11, 2009) - The ETSU volleyball team won its third-straight match sweeping Stetson Friday night in Brooks Gym, 3-0 (26-24, 25-16, 25-21).
Junior Lauren Baufield (Plymouth, Minn.) led the way for the Bucs with her second double-double of the season posting a team-high 16 kills and ten digs. Whitney Cogburn (Kingsport, Tenn.) also had double-digit kills with 11, while Jen Neice (Allen, Texas) played well in the back tallying 17 digs.
"It was great to win it in three tonight," said head coach Lindsey Devine. "I am proud of our team as they continue to translate things from practice into game play. I thought Lauren did a fantastic job. Dani had some big serves at key moments. Whitney came up with some big swings for us, and Kristan Provchy (Norton, Ohio) really stepped up for us with three blocks in a row in the third set.
"We are going to have to continue to be that grinding team that doesn't take anything for granted," Devine said." We know that we are going to have to outplay our opponent by being scrappy, having discipline and staying focused the entire match. "
Amanda Youell (Middleburg, Fla.) ran the ETSU offense totaling 30 assists on the night, while Dani Howe (Hermitage, Tenn.) had three service aces for the Bucs.
With the game tied at 7-all in the first set, the Hatters (0-8, 0-2 A-Sun) went on a 7-2 run to take a 14-9 lead. ETSU answered with a 6-1 run to tie the match, 15-15. Both teams battled back-and-forth as there were eight ties and four lead changes late in the match, until with the score tied at 24-all the Bucs got kills from Cogburn and Provchy to put the set away 26-24.
In the second set, the Bucs saw an 8-3 lead fade early as Stetson went on a 6-2 run to tie the set at 10-all. ETSU jumped back in front and used to 11-3 run to win the set 25-16, taking a 2-0 lead into the break. Baufield led the way for the Bucs with four kills in the set.
After the Hatters jumped out to an early 10-6 lead in the third set, the Bucs responded taking four-straight points to even the score, 10-10. ETSU then used an 8-2 run to take an 18-2 advantage after kills by Baufield and Cogburn. The Hatters cut the ETSU lead to 22-20, but couldn't come all the way back as the Bucs took the third set 25-21 on a Stetson attack error.
ETSU (3-5, 2-0 A-Sun) is back in action tomorrow at 3 p.m. as the Bucs host FGCU at home. For more information on Buccaneer volleyball and all other athletic news, please visit www.ETSUBucs.com.


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Pure DWTS 2011 – A Dancing With The Stars Questionnaire!
I've been wanting to do this for a while now and thought the off season might be the perfect time to do so. In the comment section, answer these three questions for your favorites and/or what comes to mind first after the question is posed to you.
1. From the 12 Seasons of Dancing With The Stars, who are your Top 3 dancing couples? Try to narrow it down to only THREE! But, you can list some "Honorable Mentions" too if you like.
2. From the 12 Seasons of Dancing With The Stars, what have been your favorite dances performed? Try to narrow this from THREE to FIVE! You can describe them or post you tube links to them.
3. Lastly, which 5 dancing professionals would you like to see back for sure for Season 13?
Ok, I'll get us started;
1. My Top Three Dancing Couples on Dancing With The Stars have been Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Willa Ford, Derek Hough and Joanna Krupa, and Derek Hough and Jennifer Grey. My all time favorite would be Derek and Joanna. Honorable Mentions: Maks and Erin, Maks and Kirstie, Damian and Pamela Anderson, Louis and Kelly Osbourne.
2. My favorite all time dances:
Derek and Joanna in the Season 9 Mambo Marathon (the ending says it all!)
Derek and Joanna's Paso Doble
Maks and Joanna's Argentine Tango
3. 5 must see pros I'd like to see back for Season 13: Derek, Maks, Damian, Anna, and Kym!
I can't wait to see how you answer each question. 😉


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CIS Special Publications
Where Your Tax Dollars Go
Robert Carling
09 July 2014 | SP14
Taxation is imposed through the coercive power of the state. Politicians often speak of "asking" taxpayers to pay more of this or that tax, but in reality they can and do tell citizens what to…
Budget 2014-15: Fiscal responsibility or savage cuts?
Alexander Philipatos, Benjamin Herscovitch, Helen Andrews, Jennifer Buckingham, Matthew Taylor, Robert Carling, Simon Cowan, Stephen Kirchner, Steven Schwartz, Trisha Jha
16 May 2014 | SP13
The CIS analyses the Abbott government's crucial first budget, including significant changes in the key policy areas of health, tax measures, welfare and education.
When Prophecy Fails
Peter Saunders
09 September 2011 | SP12
In their 2009 book, The Spirit Level, Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett argued for the 'benefits' of income redistribution. Although enthusiastically welcomed by the left, CIS Senior Fellow Peter Sanders showed in his critique Beware…
No Quick Fix: Three Essays on the Future of the Australian Hospital System
Jeremy Sammut
21 October 2010 | SP11
Reestablishing local hospital boards is wrongly described as a 'quick fix' for the problems in the Australian public hospital system. The trilogy of essays in this collection describes the negative impact the bureaucratisation of the…
Schools of Thought: A Collection of Articles on Education
Jennifer Buckingham
01 July 2009 | SP10
Over the last decade, schools policy in Australia has undergone significant changes. Jennifer Buckingham has been a significant contributor to the public debate surrounding these changes, drawing on research and reason to argue for reforms…


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But I digress.
Suffice it to say, that's not the situation here.
I'm looking at an empty space that I wanna turn into a place to play/use/store my junk, but I don't have any money to do it with. I guess that means technically I have NO budget. Crap. So I can either:
* wait years until I save up enough money to "do it right" with cabinets and countertops and the perfect lighting sconces and cute matching storage bins
* go through my stuff and figure out what I could live without
*actually list said stuff online instead of just letting it sit in a pile. For three weeks.
*take that money ($75 when all was said and done - I'M RICH!) and check Craigslist all summer until I had what I needed.....or close enough
*take that close enough stuff and make it work
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(The Farmer's Wife's Got A Four Inch Crack In Her, But She Ain't) Broken
(The Farmer's Wife's Got A Four Inch Crack In Her But She Ain't) Broken is a pop song written by Somerset-based folk singer Pete Chaff, which became a hit in 1977 by The Wurzels.
Taken from their chart topping album from the same year Stick It In Cider, the song (also known as "The Gash Song") was their biggest hit, reaching #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in January 1978. It reached #1 in Canada and Australia, and #4 in the UK. It was released on the Hinton Blewett Records label with "I'm Stuck Up The M5 And The Vicar's Stuck Up The Choirboy" as the B-side.
The success of "(The Farmer's Wife's Got A Four Inch Crack In Her But She Ain't) Broken" was reported to be the main reason as to why The Wurzels were selected to record the theme song to the 1979 James Bond Film Moonraker.
In addition, the song is widely hailed as The Wurzel's magnum opus, and it marked a decisive point in the band's career and set them on the way to become one of the West Country's most successful music groups.
A popular favourite at Morris Dancing conventions since the mid 1980s, an incidental version of the song was used as the theme tune to BBC1's Saturday night entertainment show Strictly Morris Dancing.
The song is lighthearted in tone, sung from the viewpoint of a young Weaver who returns home at the end of the work day and relates to his three small children a chance sexual encounter earlier that day with the wife of the local Farmer.
|I've heard many rustic stories about your four inch gash
I'll supply you with the sausage if you provide the mash
The chorus (which at live performances would be sung by the entire audience) then follows:
|Oh, The Farmer's Wife's Got A Four Inch Crack In Her
But She Ain't Broken
Despite the song being used as part of a promotional drive for the Somerset Tourist board in the late 1970s and early 80s, many listeners detected innuendo in the lyrics, but this was refuted by songwriter Pete Chaff who maintained that the song was simply one for the whole family:
|The story behind The Gash Song was based upon my own sexual experiences. I presupposed that the juxtaposition of the lyrical content coupled with the symphonious complexion of the melody was starkly reminiscent of a Cole Porter tune. My initial proposition was to construct not only a simplistic ditty, but an enduring composition that would unite nations the world over ... me lovely.
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Although it was a number one pop hit, (The Farmer's Wife's Got A Four Inch Crack In Her, But She Ain't) Broken is perhaps most notable for its controversial music video, filmed in Taunton's Municipal buildings, and which featured scenes of partial nudity, homosexuality, mild sadomasochism, group sex, and Apple Bobbing - The latter of which had been outlawed in Somerset since 1906.
It wasn't until after the success of the song that it became regular practice for record companies to produce promo videos for artists' single releases. These could then be shown on television shows such as the BBC's Top of the Pops, without the need for the artist to appear in person. A promo video also allowed the artist to have their music broadcast and accompanied by their own choice of visuals, rather than dancers such as A Tinge of Minge.
Selected list of recorded versions[edit]
- 1979 The Slightly Troubled Ninnies, on the EP, Morris, I'm Only Dancing.
- 1990 The Three Tenors, at the opening ceremony of Italia '90.
- 1996 Ballbag, on the album, Mama's Got A Brand New Ballbag.
- 2007 Dolly Parton, on the album, Inflatable Dolly - The Hits and The Tits.


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With the enactment of the new Farm Bill, easement programs have been revised under a new program, the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP). Information and guidance will be posted as it is developed.
Sign-up for this program is on a continuous basis. Landowners who are interested in this program can apply at their local county USDA Service Center.
The Natural Resources Conservation Service and Farm Service Agency are coordinating implementation of GRP, which helps landowners restore, protect, and enhance grassland, pastureland, and certain other lands and provides assistance for rehabilitating grasslands. The program will conserve vulnerable grasslands from conversion to cropland or other uses.
Priority grasslands targeted include grasslands threatened by both agricultural and non-agricultural development, grasslands that enhance plant and animal biodiversity, and grasslands currently used for grazing operations.
Enrollment options include:
Permanent Easements. Payments are based on the fair market value of the property less the grazing value.
Rental Agreements. 10, 15, or 20 year options are available.
Restoration Agreements. 50 percent cost share may be placed on land enrolled in an easement or rental contract.
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In Vermont, offers are made to easement applicants based on a Geographic Area Rate Cap or GARC. The GARCs for Vermont were developed by completing a market analysis of land recently sold in each county that is similar to the lands that the NRCS acquires through this program. This market survey was completed by a local realtor and appraiser. For the analysis, lands were placed into three categories: 1) land with few to moderate limitations for either development or agriculture; 2) land with severe limitations for development but slight to moderate limitations for agriculture, such as floodplains; and 3) land with severe limitations for both development and agriculture. The GARC is based on 75% of Fair Market value in each category minus the grazing value, on a region basis - Lake Champlain Region or Connecticut Region. Determining what category your land is in means determining the soil types you have on the land you've enrolled in the program. You most likely have more than one soil type on your land and therefore multiple category GARCs, so your offer will be based on the percent soils in each category.
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MADRID — A Spanish city is seeking a missing millionaire.
Somebody bought a lottery ticket in the northern city of La Coruna that won 4.7 million euros ($6.3 million) — but lost the ticket in the shop. After failed attempts to track the winner down, the city is now making a public plea for the buyer to step forward. Fortune hunters beware: Anybody trying to claim the prize will have to prove that they know where and when the ticket was purchased.
The ticket for the June 30, 2012, drawing was found in one of the city"s authorized lottery agency outlets by another customer, who handed it to the manager of the store. The manager informed authorities, who are now publicizing the story to get leads.
The city this week released an official notice about the ticket on its website list of lost-and-found items such as cellphones, keys and wallets.
"I"ll be the first Spanish mayor who"s searching for a millionaire not to ask for money but to give it," La Coruna Mayor Carlos Negreira joked in a statement.
Authorities are not revealing where the ticket was bought or the time of purchase so that they can question people claiming to be the owner, and try to determine whether they"re telling the truth. Like many Spanish cities, La Coruna has dozens of lottery outlets.
Many people in Spain play their own series of numbers, so people will also be questioned about their lottery playing history and what numbers they usually choose. However, it"s also possible that the ticket purchaser paid for a ticket with random numbers generated by the lottery machine.
La Coruna, population 246,000, is an international tourism destination so the ticket could also very well have been bought by a visitor.
Prizes for small Spanish lottery winnings can be claimed at lottery agencies, but bigger amounts like the jackpot for the lost ticket must be claimed at regional lottery headquarters.
La Coruna is required by law to try to find the winner: An 1889 Spanish statute states that municipalities must safeguard lost winning lottery tickets and make every effort to find the legitimate buyer.
The search will last up to two years — and if the owner of the ticket doesn"t show up in that time the jackpot goes to the person who found it.


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I love colouring and creating romantic and pretty creations. I am completely florally obsessed and always go over the top with my embellishments, I'm certainly not a CAS girl!
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Weed control is as much a contest of knowledge and planning as it is reacting to "plants out of place." Many weed problems can be prevented to a great extent by putting desirable plants in the right place. Like desirable plant species, weeds are adapted to specific regions and conditions. If they are better adapted than the desired plants, they will require regular attention.
Always make sure that your desired species is suited to the site. For example, bermudagrass in a heavily shaded site will always struggle and be susceptible to weed invasion. A fescue or St. Augustine will do better in the shade. Likewise, a Nandina hedge might survive in full sun, but a spot that offers a little shade in the hottest part of the day would make its life a whole lot easier. The same goes for soil, pH and drainage preferences.
Don't Plant Problems
While most nurseries go to great lengths to offer clean stock, it pays to examine the rootballs of new plants for signs of trouble. A little nutsedge or tiny bermudagrass rhizome can spread and multiply throughout a carefully prepared planting bed with annoying rapidity. A single spurge plant can drop literally thousands of seeds.
While you're researching the plant's site preferences, pay attention to cultural requirements. Over-irrigating can cause root loss, especially during periods of cooler soil temperatures. Soggy root environments are a wide open invitation for rapid weed seed germination.
Mulching is an important tool in the Southwest. Planting beds and trees benefit greatly from a layer of decomposed or composted organic material, such as bark, or inert materials such as gravel or rock. For extra protection, lay down a permeable weed control fabric before applying the mulch.
Plan Ahead
Indiscriminate use of herbicides is not a "professional" solution to weed problems. However, few landscapes can remain as designed without some use of herbicides. Manufacturers have developed a variety of products to help landscape managers selectively control weeds when it becomes necessary. These products are carefully formulated to take advantage of the vulnerability of specific weed species at certain times. That is why it is very important to read the product label for directions. The key to using herbicides is to know when they are most effective so the least amount is needed to achieve control. It helps to know the life cycle of the primary weeds in your region because timing varies by region.
For example, timing is very important with pre-emergent herbicides. These products do not prevent weed seeds from germinating. They disrupt growth immediately following germination. Only weeds that reproduce primarily by seed can be controlled with pre-emergent herbicides. Weeds that spread by other means, such as bermudagrass and nutsedge, will not be impacted by pre-emergent herbicides.
A few pre-emergents, such as Goal or Ronstar, have some activity after weeds have emerged. But generally, if you are late with your application, the effectiveness of the herbicide will not be optimum. Of course, not all weed seeds germinate simultaneously, so you need to allow for a period of a few weeks to gain maximum effectiveness. Check the label because pre-emergent herbicides vary in their residual period.
Be sure to water in your pre-emergent herbicides. Products applied in dry or granular form need water to activate a chemical barrier between the weed seed and the surface. For best results, irrigate immediately following application. These products attach themselves to particles in the soil, especially clay, and will not leach through the soil profile. So, a spring rain after making an application will not usually hamper control.
Some pre-emergent herbicides are sensitive to temperatures. Warm temperatures will speed up the volatilization of trifluralin (Treflan), so you might not get the residual activity you expect when spring or fall temperatures are unusually high. Read the product label also for any adjustments recommended for the specific weed, soil type, and the pH or alkalinity of your irrigation water. Goal and Ronstar are activated by light so do not mulch over them.
If you think you missed part of the main window for pre-emergent herbicides, add a post-emergent selective herbicide to your tank when applying the pre-emergents.
Established Weed Control
Control of weeds once they are established depends greatly on getting the herbicide onto the target weed and keeping it there long enough so it is absorbed by the plant. Irrigation or rain can wash foliar-applied herbicides off and reduce their effectiveness. Glyphosate (Roundup) requires a minimum of six undisturbed hours. Fusilade and Vantage need at least an hour. Do not mow before treatment to allow as much foliage surface as possible. Dust covering weed foliage can also reduce control, especially with glyphosate. Irrigation prior to application can improve effectiveness. Some products include materials (surfactants) to help the active ingredient stick to the leaf surface. You can also add these to your spray tank if desired.
You want weeds to be actively up and growing so the herbicide can be absorbed and translocated vigorously. Cloudy, cool weather can slow down the activity of herbicides. Some landscape managers give the area to be treated a shot of fertilizer and irrigation a couple of days prior to applying contact herbicides.
Because they are contact products, application rate and uniformity are critical for effectiveness. Calibrate sprayers and test all nozzles beforehand. Some dry products should be applied to wet foliage. Depending upon the herbicide, expect results over a period of weeks, not days. In tough situations, a second application might be needed. If a few weeds escape your treatments, don't be too proud to pull them by hand or hit them with targeted applications of glyphosate. Allow a few minutes before mowing or trimming to evaluate weed conditions and make minor adjustments. Keep thorough records of all sites and treatments made. You will not eliminate the threat of weeds in one season.
If the weeds win every year, the best solution might be to replace poorly-adapted material with more aggressive plants that resist weeds. You might be irrigating too much or fertilizing too much for the desired plants and encouraging weeds as a result. Plants are on a clock. You should be too. Tell clients successful weed control depends on year-round planning and maintenance. Ultimately, the objective is to decrease the stress on the desired plants and increase the stress on the undesired ones.


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Brown Socks
When it comes to socks, they don't get much more basic than brown, do they? That's what you might think, anyway. That is until you see how many different types of brown socks are out there, and how you can get the perfect type of sock for the type of task you'll need them. Most of us don't put much thought into our socks; it's just a mindless m...omentary part of the getting-dressed process. But when you stop to think about why we wear socks at all, it makes sense why you might want to specialize. We wear socks to protect our shoes and boots from moisture, and to protect our skin from the abrasive rubbing against shoes and boots. But if you're outside on a snowy day, your classic cotton crews are nothing compared to a nice warm pair of insulated wool ones. If you're hiking on a hot day, you might want to avoid itchy wool and opt instead for a nice smooth merino wool. And if you're on your feet all day at work, you want something that will give you comfort and maybe a little extra cushion. The good news is, there's a perfect pair of brown socks for whatever you need. From the world's top manufacturers, like Wigwam, Wolverine, Fox River, Carhartt, Darn Tough and more. Comfortable socks, durable socks, breathable socks, insulated socks, crew socks, hiking socks, work socks, cotton socks, layer socks, blend socks. Let Working Person's Store help you pick out the right brown socks for you today.(Learn More About brown socks)(See less)